Pedestrian appoints a commercial director

Pedestrian Group has promoted Rachel Tikey to the newly created role of commercial director.

Tikey, who was previously national head of commercial operations, will lead both the partnerships and client solutions teams at Pedestrian.

With more than 13 years’s experience, Tikey has also worked at Pandora, ARN and Southern Cross Austereo.

"Anyone who has worked with Rachel will know there is no better person for this role,” says Matt Rowley, Pedestrian Group CEO.

“I believe Rachel's passion for the business, commercial acumen and natural leadership will further improve the way we work with our clients to bring the sharpest ideas in the market to life."

Pedestrian Group, owned by Nine, includes titles such as Pedestrian TV, Business Insider Australia and PopSugar.

“I’m beyond excited to take on this new challenge as our business continues to grow and speak to more young Aussies than ever,” Tikey says.

“Bringing the partnership and client solutions teams together to strategically ideate, sell and bring spicy ideas to life will ensure we continue to deliver perfect end-to-end solutions for our clients and audience.”

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